Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-20
FIRE AND DROUTH.
THE GROUND PARCHED AND FOR.
ESTs ON FIRE IN MICHIGAN.

THE GROUND PARCHED AND FOR. |
ESTs ON FIRE IN MICHIGAN.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH, May II.
No rain of any consequence has
fallen here this spring and the
country is drying up. Streams are
lower than before at this season III
many years, and more than fifty
million feet Of pine logs are hung
up. Fires have started up IN the
woods in all directions. One mil
lion feet of logs stored by W. II.
and Il. A Wilson, of Harrison, skid
ded on the logging read of the ROs-
common Lumber Company have
burned up. A small quantity Of
logs owned by Murphy and Dorr,
Of this city, also burned. A large
number of men are employed in
watching and protecting logs skid
ded at different points. Unless
rains come a large amount Of prop
erty will be destroyed.
MARQUETTE, MICH, May 80
Forest fires extend all along the
south shore line from Marquette to
ReedsborO, about fifty miles. AL
though very threatening, no serious
damage has yet been done. The
railroad men are guarding all the
bridges and towns along the lneand
are fighting the fire successfully.
The fires are the worst at Anna
River, near Munising and the town
of Rock River.
LEROY, MICH, May b. Fires
in the woods continue and rain is
prayed for. No great damage has
resulted as yet.
MUSHROOM, MICH, May 49,
This region is suffering from one of
the most severe drouths known at
this season for years. Scarcely
any rain has fallen since the disap-
pearance Of the snow. The fruit
and berry crop which now prom.
ises so well must suffer greatly an.
less rain comes soon. Farmers re-
port spring crops quite backward.
HOWARD CITY, MICH, May 10.
Forest fires prevail four miles
north of Howard City. Everything
is dry, ald unless We get rain the
fires will cause serious loss.
JUSTIN, MICH. May 13.-SmOke
from the fires in the woods has set
tied over US like dense fog. We
are unable TO get any report as to
the extent of loss.
NEGUANEE, MICH. May b.
Heavy fires are raging in the for
ests north of here. Everything is
so dry and the fire has plenty Of
| food. 1t is hard to tell where it
will stop.
WAUsAU, Wis, May 13.-Fires
along the line of the Milwaukee and
Northern railroad are raging fear
fully. The mayor has sent for help
and a steamer to save the village.
NEsTARI, MICH. May 13.-Every
foot of land in this locality has been
burned over. YOnr correspondent
cannot estimate the damage. Much
good pine has been burned. The
fire is sweeping north.
WHITEWATER, WIS, May 1G.-
The drought in this section is be-
coming a matter of serious concern.
Although the weather is warm aud
pleasant the grass and grain crops
are making but little growth. In
this respect the season is much like
that of 1856. The effect of the Sc
we're winter on fall.sowed grain
proves to have been less injurious
than was feared.
WELCOME RAIN IN NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, NEB., May 16.-The
general rain that fell throughout
eastern and central Nebraska Fri.
day has prevented any serious dam
age to crops from drouth. From
points in central and southern Ne.
braska come very fatteriDg re-
ports.
BETTER WEATHER FOR COTTON
AND CORN.
HELENA, ARK, May ia
slight rain May 10, and a general
rain which has fallen since, are ex.
pected to repair to some extent the
damage done the cotton and corn
crops by the cool nights of a month
ago, and the want OF rain since that
time. Many fields of cotton had
been plowed up and replanted, the
stands being very poor. In the
cotton lands the average Of cotton
is little less than last year, the
stands excellent and the condition
of the plant frst-rate.